Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 307

It would be strange if it didn't turn red.

When the designers frantically cried foul and presented comparisons, the players weren't having it, and they flooded the comments section with replies:

"Heh, you? Qingfengyi has ways to acquire game currency, do you? Qingfengyi can earn tens of thousands of gold ingots a day, and there's no limit as long as you work hard. Do you have that? They can get their items in two or three days, can you? If not, shut up!"

"Heh, I'm a player of Warship Invincible, but I'm really disgusted. Designer, isn't that 800,000 game currency warship just a reskinned version of the previous version's 'chosen one'? You dare to charge ten times the price for a mere reskin? You really dare to charge that much! I'm going to report you for illegal fundraising!"

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Fundraising is unlikely, hahaha.........

"You? Qingfengyi can eat, but can you? Qingfengyi protects peaceful players who enjoy scenery, food, and makeup, but can you?"

"Peaceful players, gather! How many games with combat actually protect peaceful players?"

"A peaceful player here. The scenery in interstellar combat games is absolutely gorgeous, but I don't have the luxury of appreciating it. Once you're in, you have to spend money to buy armor to protect against cosmic rays. Then you have to buy a spaceship, otherwise you can't reach any planets. And once you're on a planet, you have to be careful of other players or NPCs blowing it up and killing you. Who knows the pain of that?"

"Ahhh, the scenery enthusiast agrees with the comment above!"

"So you think you can get into those games without spending money? Dream on. The only two games I currently agree with are Qingfengyi."

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Many players have been ripping the designers off.

While perfecting a patent is extremely beneficial for the author, the resulting patent-driven consumer economy is not so good for consumers. There are few things in the world that are free. When something is no longer free, it's only natural that prices rise, especially with the influx of capital and the resulting booming business.

For many consumers, some things are unnecessary, but they can't enjoy what they want without buying them. This is especially true for gamers; although there are many types of games to choose from, no game is truly pure—they are all complex and cumbersome.

For example, in a simple planetary travel game, you can't just visit planets one by one. Instead, you have to buy spaceships, follow the storyline, fight monsters and level up, and even reach a certain level to unlock the next planet.

Some combat games don't involve simple battles; they require following a storyline, exploring background information, and engaging in various strategic interactions with other players or NPCs. Players also need to collect resources to craft weapons, many of which can only be obtained with real money, such as luxury spaceships and high-end weaponry.

However, many scenery enthusiasts and travel lovers don't want to do anything else; they just want to take photos, check off their lists, and experience the beauty of the universe. But to be a pure scenery or travel enthusiast, you have to spend money, overwhelming everyone with sheer financial power. If you don't want to fight monsters, buy the best weapons and brute force your way through; if you don't want to collect materials, just buy them with your money...

The costs incurred during this period far exceeded the enjoyment of the scenery.

However, Qingfengyi is different. It keeps prices within a reasonable range, ensuring price parity. Although many people believe this is selling their designs cheaply and disregarding their labor, Qingfengyi's decision brings joy and benefits to most, achieving a win-win situation.

This idea is very idealistic, extremely idealistic. Only someone with great fortune could achieve it, and such a person would also have to regard money as dirt and hold a beautiful belief in a world of universal harmony.

Or like Lin Shuying, who cherishes the faith of her motherland and hometown.

Regardless of online reviews of the Qingfengyi update or how other game designers and studios respond, it won't have a significant impact on Qingfengyi. However, Lin Shuying recently received an invitation from her fellow villagers to a gathering at Qingfengyi's Lantern Festival street. While an in-person gathering isn't feasible, an online one is still possible.

Everyone puts aside work and worries, and gets thoroughly drunk without a care in the world!

Lin Shuying readily agreed, saying that she had been feeling quite well recently and could have two or three hours for a meal together outside of work hours.

Everyone gathered at Lin Shuying's house, where Chef Mai, Chef Sun, and Wu Cheng took charge of preparing 108 dishes.

Chef Mai excitedly said, "In the game, you don't have to worry about wasting food, just eat to your heart's content. If I actually had the ingredients, I would definitely make a Manchu Han Imperial Feast, hahaha."

The three of them used all their skills, as if this was the only time these fellow villagers could gather together. Everyone tried their best to smile happily, without uttering a single hurtful word.

Meanwhile, a major event occurred outside: three books co-authored by three different authors were officially released online and promoted across the entire internet. At the same time, numerous Easter eggs quickly appeared within the game "Qingfengyi," all created by fellow countrymen from China who had been summoned to participate. Some of these Easter eggs were truly incredibly interesting, leaving players both amazed and delighted.

For example, the culinary surprise was a set of twenty miniature dishes placed on a "Full of Fortune" tree. Next to it was a poem:

Food is the most important thing for people, and all kinds of food must be consumed.

It is not that you bring disaster to the world, but rather that you bring blessings to the world.

Below the poem is a note: Designed by Mai Xiaochu, with inscription by Lin Zhiqing.

The side dishes are made of high-quality porcelain, with a lustrous and smooth texture, a soft and delicate feel, and beautiful shapes. Each of the twenty dishes is unique, including braised pork belly, braised lion's head meatballs, steamed fish, cabbage soup, and more. Most importantly, the soups are incredibly lifelike, appearing as if they were truly a bowl of soup, with a clear bottom visible. In reality, it's just a visual illusion created by the glazing technique, making it seem like the bowls actually contain soup.

This little Easter egg appears in a restaurant in the Chinese martial arts world. It will be triggered if you eat there more than five times and spend no less than twenty taels of silver each time.

When the event was triggered, two waiters carried over a large tree. "Sir, you are a distinguished guest of our establishment. Since you have spent a lot of money, the manager has decided to give you a tree of delicacies. All the dishes you ordered are on it, and the ones you didn't order are a gift from the boss."

The player stared at the tree in a daze, somewhat surprised!

The Delicacy Tree was truly beautiful, with plates of exquisite dishes displayed on its unique branches, wafting fragrant aromas. Many players who triggered this Easter egg gathered around the tree, scrutinizing it closely, wishing they could see right into it.

The player who initially received the Delicacy Tree, unaware that it was a precious gift, was so afraid of losing it after eating it that he stood there staring at it for half an hour. A player who came in to eat nearby saw this and came over to look, and then posted the story on the world chat for him.

"Family members, Jufulou can trigger this hidden surprise! (Video)"

The video showcased the rare delicacy tree from all angles. Because there were many people nearby, several heads were seen vying for the camera's attention. There was a lot of discussion, especially among the many combat-oriented players in the Huaxia Jianghu community, many of whom wanted to take it. However, upon seeing that this player was a "white-name" player (a player with no special privileges), they withdrew their trembling hands. Their trembling wasn't due to fear, but rather the excited trembling of not being able to take it.